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Definition of panther - 8 dictionary results
pan⋅ther
[pan-ther] 
noun, plural -thers, (especially collectively
) -ther, adjective –noun
| 1. | the cougar or puma, Felis concolor. |
| 2. | the leopard, Panthera pardus. |
| 3. | any leopard in the black color phase. |
| 4. | Informal. a very fierce person. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter) Military. a 43-ton (39 m ton) German tank of World War II with a 75mm gun as its main armament. |
–adjective
| 6. | fierce; strong and violent. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; < L panthēra < Gk pánthēr; r. ME pantere (< OF < L) and OE pandher (< L)
bef. 1000; < L panthēra < Gk pánthēr; r. ME pantere (< OF < L) and OE pandher (< L)
Black Panther
–noun
| a member of a militant black American organization Black Panther party active in the 1960s and early 1970s, formed to work for the advancement of the rights of blacks, often by radical means. |
cou⋅gar
[koo-ger] –noun, plural -gars, (especially collectively) -gar.
) -gar. | a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas. |
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma.
Origin:
1765–75; < F couguar (Buffon) < NL cuguacu ara, appar. a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
1765–75; < F couguar (Buffon) < NL cuguacu ara, appar. a misrepresentation of Guarani guaçu ara
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| mountain lion n. Chiefly Western U.S. A large powerful wild cat (Felis concolor) of mountainous regions of the Western Hemisphere, having an unmarked tawny body. Also called catamount, mountain cat, panther, puma; also called regionally cougar, painter3. |
| pan·ther (pān'thər) n.
[Middle English pantere, from Old French and from Old English panthera, both from Latin panthēra, from Greek panthēr.] |
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Panther
Pan"ther\, n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. ?, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[=i]ka a tiger.]1. (Zo["o]l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zo["o]logists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body. 2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. Panther cat (Zo["o]l.), the ocelot. Panther cowry (Zo["o]l.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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Language Translation for : panther
Spanish:
pantera,
German:
der Panther,
Japanese:
ひょう
panther
c.1220, from O.Fr. pantere (12c.), from L. panthera, from Gk. panther, probably of Oriental origin, cf. Skt. pundarikam "tiger," probably lit. "the yellowish animal," from pandarah "whitish-yellow." Folk etymology derivation from Gk. pan- "all" + ther "beast" led to many curious fables.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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